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Acta Epileptologica

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2019

ISSN2524-4434

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.348

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.453

Total Worksi

246

Total Citationsi

1,174

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.92

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Clinical Neurology; Neurology; Neurology (clinical).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2019

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications246

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2018

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BioMed Central Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2524-4434

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2019

319

2020

280

2021

181

2022

280

2023

167

2024

136

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

NeurologyQ3

Neurology (clinical)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Clinical Neurology

Scopus Categories

Neurology (clinical)Neurology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Epilepsy research and treatmentPharmacological Effects and Toxicity StudiesNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchEEG and Brain-Computer InterfacesMetabolism and Genetic DisordersDiet and metabolism studiesGenetics and Neurodevelopmental DisordersNeurological disorders and treatmentsFunctional Brain Connectivity StudiesPsychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments

Frequently asked questions about Acta Epileptologica

Is Acta Epileptologica a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Acta Epileptologica: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Acta Epileptologica?

Acta Epileptologica is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.92.

Is Acta Epileptologica indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Acta Epileptologica is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Acta Epileptologica?